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English salad testing finds Listeria strain behind the past outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on December 22, 2022

Researchers have found a mixed salad contaminated with the same type of Listeria that caused a multi-country outbreak with 54 cases and 10 deaths several years ago.

Salad and other fresh produce were collected in…

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Another drop in outbreaks was recorded in Germany for 2021

By Joe Whitworth on November 4, 2022

The amount of foodborne outbreaks reported in Germany has continued to fall, according to the latest figures.

In 2021, the Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) and Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) received slightly fewer…

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Study reveals outbreak trends in Malaysia

By News Desk on September 4, 2022

The number of foodborne outbreaks over a six year period in Malaysia has remained stable, according to a study.

Researchers looked at the occurrence of food poisoning incidents within Pahang, from 2013 to 2018. Pahang…

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Pasta meal behind 80 illnesses in Sweden

By News Desk on September 1, 2022

Around 80 people got food poisoning from a pasta meal at a soccer tournament this past month in Sweden.

An investigation into the incident in Gammelstad on Aug. 5 revealed people fell ill after eating…

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Oatly recalls drink because of Bacillus cereus; 2 sick with 27 other complaints filed

By Joe Whitworth on April 1, 2022

Oatly has blamed a quality issue for recalling an oat drink in two European countries.

The company has received 29 complaints and two people reported stomach illness.

Detection of Bacillus cereus led to the recall…
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Danish campaign targets knowledge about cooling of hot food

By Joe Whitworth on December 18, 2021

Most businesses correctly cool down hot food but some violations were found during inspections in Denmark.

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen) investigated whether shops, restaurants and caterers were in control of the refrigeration…
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Over 10,000 pounds of pepperoni recalled over Bacillus cereus contamination

By News Desk on December 15, 2021

Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., doing business as Margherita Meats, Inc., of Omaha, Neb., is recalling approximately 10,990 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) pepperoni products because of possible Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) contamination, the U.S. Department of …
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France sees increase in foodborne outbreaks

By News Desk on April 7, 2021

French public health officials have reported a rise in the number of foodborne outbreaks in 2019 compared to the year before.

Sante publique France, the public health agency, recorded 1,783 outbreaks in the country affecting…
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Finland records fewer outbreaks and people sick in 2019

By Joe Whitworth on October 6, 2020

The number of people sick in foodborne outbreaks declined in 2019 compared to the year before, according to the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto).

A report on food safety in Finland has the results of regulatory…
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Food poisoning drops significantly at youth camps in Belgium

By Joe Whitworth on September 1, 2020

The Belgian food safety authority has had to step in less this summer at youth camps following outbreaks of food poisoning.

The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) intervened twice in…
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